Welcome to First
Grade!
Where Your
Child Will Rock
and Learn!
It’s that time of year again! It is my pleasure to welcome your child into our
classroom for a wonderful school year. You will be amazed at just how much your
child will grow this year. First grade will be one of your child’s most exciting and
incredible years of his/her school career! You and I will support and encourage
your child as he/she becomes an accomplished reader and writer! My goal is to
create a community of learners where we all work together and encourage each
other. I want your child to enjoy school and love learning while reaching his/her
potential.
Rockin’ Back to School
You are the most important person in the world to your child- they get so
excited to go home and tell mom and dad what they are learning. Staying
involved in your child's education is the key to a successful year. Engage
your child in conversation about his/her day, but know that children won't
always give out much information. I will send home newsletters detailing our
activities for the current topics of study. You can use this as a springboard
for discussion; instead of saying "What did you do at school today?" (The
answer is often "nothing!"), you can say, "Oh, I see you're learning
about....what did you find out?"
Another way to stay involved is to go through your child’s ROCKS binder nightly.
There will be papers in the folder at the back of the binder to keep home and
others to be put on the Bring Back side to be returned to school. There will also
be papers such as newsletters and calendars to be exchanged in the ROCKS binder
on a monthly basis. The ROCKS binder will be a great way to keep everything
organized and communicate easily with me
throughout the year.
Our Daily Rockin’ Routines
To keep our classroom running smoothly, it
helps to remember our class procedures.
Drop Off
If your child will be arriving before 8:15, please drop him or her off at the
cafeteria where there is sure to be a teacher on duty.
Pick Up
If you are altering your child’s normal pick up routine, please fill out one of the
slips in the ROCKS binder and send to me in the pouch so I am aware of the
change.
Daily Snack
First grade tummies tend to get hungry in the afternoon. Your child will need a
small, healthy snack each day, packed SEPARATELY from their lunch. Some
examples are a bag of pretzels, cheese fish, grapes, teddy grahams, animal
crackers, dry cereal, etc. Dry snacks seem to work best, there will always be spills.
We will have a snack break after recess in the afternoon.
Water Bottles
We all need to stay hydrated to do our best, so I encourage my students to bring a
water bottle to keep at their desks. This also minimizes trips to the water
fountain. Please do not send bottles with screw-on tops. Pop tops and flip lids help
to prevent spills.
Lunch Boxes
Lunches brought to school should be in a lunch box or bag with their name. If your
child is buying lunch, please use the deposit slips for the debit accounts or add
money online at www.mylunchmoney.com. Money needs to be turned into the
cafeteria in the morning before 9 am to be deposited that same day. On the third
Thursday of each child’s birthday month, your child will receive a birthday treat
from the cafeteria if they buy lunch that day. Don’t worry all of those summer
birthdays won’t be forgotten!
Backpacks & Jackets
Your child will need his/her backpack EVERY day, with his or her name on it. Put
names on all jackets and all supplies. It makes it so much easier to return them to
their rightful owner! Our classroom temperature fluctuates throughout the day, so
a thin sweater or sweatshirt might be needed.
Six-Day Rotation
Our school follows a six day rotating schedule for special/encore periods:
Day 1 Phys. Ed.
Day 2 Art
Day 3 Phys. Ed. or Art (rotate each cycle)
Day 4 Library
Day 5 Music
Day 6 Library or Music (rotate each cycle)
The “days” are posted on the lunch menu calendar.
A specials calendar will also be in your child’s ROCKS binder.
Art T-Shirt
Your child will need one old, large t-shirt with their name on it to slip over his/her
clothes for art class and for some projects in the classroom. I will store them in
the classroom and return them at the end of the year.
Birthday Treats
Birthday treats are always welcome; I just ask that you let me know ahead of time
by email or a note, if possible. Please keep treats limited to a snack—not birthday
parties. We have 20 students in our class, but please double check with me as
this number can change. Please include napkins. If your child has a summer
birthday, we would be happy to celebrate their birthday near the end of the year.
Please just contact me with a day that would work for you.
Birthday Invitations
Birthday invitations may be passed out in school if there is an invitation for
everyone in the class. Please understand this is to avoid hurt feelings. I realize it is
hard to invite everyone, so in that case, I ask that you mail them from home. I
appreciate your cooperation with this.
Recess
We will go outside for recess everyday, weather permitting. Please keep in mind
warm jackets, mittens, hats, boots, etc. as colder weather approaches. We will stay
inside if the temperature is below freezing.
Parent-Teacher Communication
In addition to our four report cards (sent home in November, January, April and
June) and our conference(s), I am always available to meet or speak with you.
Please jot a note and I will respond as soon as possible or you may call the school at
546-3129 x1280, or e-mail me at arosenbaum@muncysd.org. (I check my email
several times a day).
You can also access my website by going to www.muncysd.org and clicking on
elementary teacher websites. (You may want to bookmark these 2 sites to
have them readily available.)
A Little about Mrs. Rosenbaum
I am very excited to meet and teach your child, but perhaps you are wondering a
little about me. I came to Muncy S.D. in 2002. My husband, Scott, and I live in
Montoursville and have two daughters: Brenna is almost 9 and starting Third grade
and Paige is 6 and will be in First grade. They are lots of fun! I graduated with my
B.S. Ed. from Bloomsburg University in 2001 and completed my Master’s degree in
Education Development and Strategies from Wilkes University in 2005. I have
previously taught 4th and 3rd grade at Muncy. In my spare time, I enjoy being with
my family and friends, reading, traveling, taking pictures, playing the piano and
being outdoors. I love teaching and have been very excited to get “back to school”.
I promise to do my best at meeting the needs of your child, encouraging his/her
potential, and having lots of fun along the way as we begin a “rocking” school year.
If you have any questions as we go along, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Classroom: 546-3129 x1280
Email: arosenbaum@muncysd.org
Classroom Website:
www.muncysd.org
Sincerely,
Mrs. Amy Rosenbaum